Every week I receive tons of emails from women who are looking for legitimate jobs they can do from home. When I ask them about their passions, skills and prior experience, a large percentage of these women mention their Christian faith.

Because faith and religion play such an important role in the lives of so many, it only seems fitting to explore the companies and opportunities for faith-based jobs.

If you’re looking to incorporate your Christian faith into your career search, here are five ways to get started.

1. Try Christian Work-at-Home Companies

My initial goal writing this post was to find Christian companies that hire remote workers on a regular basis. But in my intensive research, I was only able to find a few companies.

Concordia Online Education

Concordia is a nonprofit institution established by the Lutheran Church. Currently they hire adjunct faculty to teach college courses online.

Ohio Christian University

Don’t worry, my search hasn’t ended. I will continue to scour the web and search for more Christian-based companies that offer remote gigs. As I find them I will update this list – so stay tuned.

2. Check Christian Job Boards

There are a TON of job board sites online, and I did find a couple of Christian-based job boards. But honestly, I was disappointed with the results.

Christian Job Fair

Christian Job Fair is a division of Christian Career Center. On this site, you can search under their “work from home” category for remote jobs.

However, the two listings I found under this category were for home business opportunities. They did say they were Christian-based businesses, but they both looked like “get rich quick” schemes.

If you decide to use this site, make sure to do your due diligence before applying for any jobs or opportunities.

Christian Jobs

Christian Jobs is a job board that “connects believers in the workplace”. Here you can search for jobs, as well as post your resume.

They do have a “work at home” category, but the three results I found were weak. Two were direct sales opportunities, but they weren’t even for Christian-based companies. The third listing wasn’t a work at home job at all; it was for a daycare position that had the word “home” in the title.

This could possibly be a good place to submit your resume, but be careful when searching for jobs – make sure to do your research.

If you’re going to use a job board for your search, I’d recommend using these ones:

Indeed

Indeed is an aggregated job board. What this means is they pull results from all of the major job board sites, and display them in one place – so it saves you a ton of time.

And because they have such a huge database, you have a better chance of finding what you’re looking for.

FlexJobs

FlexJobs is a membership-based job board dedicated to flexible work arrangements.

Not only do they cater to remote, part-time and freelance work, but they also hand-screen every listing, so you know that each and every job listing on the website is legit.

Upwork

Upwork is a project-based, freelance job board. To search for gigs, type the keyword “Christian” into the search box.

I found one project gathering biblical texts from the Internet and another for a church telemarketer.

To apply for gigs on Upwork, create a profile, bid on projects and wait for your bid to be accepted. Once the work is complete, you’ll get paid securely through the Upwork platform.

3. Sell Products From Home

While not a job per se, direct sales is a moneymaking opportunity that you can do from home.

For a minimal fee, direct sales companies will give you a starter kit that includes everything you need to get started. From here you’ll follow their detailed guide on how to sell products; usually this is done through in-home parties or catalog sales.

For each sale you make, you’ll earn a commission. The nice thing about the direct-sales industry is there are quite a few Christian-based companies.

5. Become a Christian Freelance Writer

As a freelance writer, you will research, write and edit written pieces for clients.

The types of projects you take on will vary on your prior knowledge, skill set, experience and interests.

My best piece of advice for anyone who wants to be a freelance writer is … keep writing! The more you write the better and faster you’ll get.

Also make sure you’re investing in your professional development by reading and participating in courses, webinars and training.

While this list is nowhere near complete, it will give you a good place to start on your Christian work-at-home job search.

Your Turn: Have you considered incorporating your Christian faith into your job search? Will you explore any of these opportunities?

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This post was originally published at The Work at Home Woman. Named by Forbes as one of the best websites for your career, The Work at Home Woman has been helping women to find legitimate work at home jobs and earn money from home.